【ItwasAugust2nd1927.Thenewshadspreadfast.AmannamedRalphPeerwascomingtothecityofBristol.Hewantedtomakerecordingsoflocalpeoplesingingandplayingmusicalinstruments.Andhesaidhewouldpayfiftydollarsforeachson】

　　ItwasAugust2nd1927.Thenewshadspreadfast.AmannamedRalphPeerwascomingtothecityofBristol.Hewantedtomakerecordingsoflocalpeoplesingingandplayingmusicalinstruments.Andhesaidhewouldpayfiftydollarsforeachsongrecorded.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.ManypeoplecametoBristolthatdaytoplayforMr.Peer.Butonegroupseemedtohavejustthesoundthathewaslookingfor.TheywereamannamedA．P.Carter，hiswifeSara，andhercousinMaybelle.TheycalledthemselvestheCarterFamily.

　　TheirfirstrecordingsweresenttoradiostationsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Manylistenersweresurprisedatwhattheyheard.Insteadofclassicalorjazzsongsthatradiostationsusuallyplayed，anewsoundwasborn.TheCarterFamilysoundeddifferent.Theydidnotsoundasiftheyhadtakenmusiclessons.Butitdidnotmatter.Thepeopleinpoorruralareasthoughttheysoundedjustliketheirneighbors.

　　TheCarterssangsongsaboutlivinginthemountainsofVirginia，Tennessee，andNorthCarolina.Theysangabouttheloveofayoungmanforaspecialgirl.Theysangaboutthebeautyofnature.Theysangaboutdeathandsadness.Andtheysangreligioussongsthattoldofthehopeforabetterlifeafterdeath.

　　A．P.Cartersanginthegroupandalsosearchedfornewsongs.HeoftentraveledlongdistancestosmalltownsinthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Hewantedtohearthesongsthatlocalpeoplesangintheircommunities.Hewrotedownthewordsbutkeptthemusicinhismemory.Whenhereturnedhome，hehelpedSaraandMaybellefitthemtotheCarterFamilymusicalstyle.

　　TheCarterFamilysoonbecamefamous.Theyrecordedmoresongs.TheytraveledtomanycitiesandtownsintheeasternUnitedStatestoperform.Thousandsofpeopleheardthemsingandboughttheirrecordings.Somepeopleestimatethatwithinthreeyears，theCarterFamilysoldthreehundredthousandrecordings.

　　1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

　　A．Afamilybornformusic.

　　B．Afamilysingingdifferently.

　　C．Thefirstfamilyofcountrymusic.

　　D．Afamilysinginginagroup.

　　2.WhenMr.PeerheardtheCarterFamily'ssongs，hemostprobablyfelt________.

　　A．disappointed　B．calm

　　C．confused　D．excited